Customer Reviews
promising but ultimately disappointing - By: Badg, 28 Apr 2008 
I enjoyed the first 2 books in the series, unfortunately I feel Joe Abercrombie lost his way big time with the last book.I think he tried to wrap up two many story lines too quickly & could probably have entended the series, that said he has left the door open for more from the main charactors.Its a pity as I found the first two books hard to leave down.The last one was hard to pick up!
Best Trilogy since Hobbs' Liveships - By: Johnny, 28 Apr 2008 
A brilliant conclusion to a very fine trilogy indeed.
One of those books that cannot be put down - a story on a grand scale, engrossing characters & explosive action. The main story arcs converging upon one of the best battle sequences I've ever read.
Writing that is delightfully dark, detailed & ironic with snippets of humour ( that will make you chuckle out-loud ).
An engrossing, original & exciting trilogy that just has to be read.
If only Joe had included a map.
triumph of evil - By: D. Stoddart, 27 Apr 2008 There are few heroes & nobody gets what they deserve. Abandon your ludicrous notions of justice, & confess, the Practicals are waiting...
Few books I can think of have genuinely breathed new life into a genre but The Last Argument of Kings & the rest of this series does a pretty good job of it. Fantasy is awash with limp heroes & LOTR clones but this gleefully subverts the whole concept.
The "heroes" are as monstrous & in some cases worse than the enemies -if there is a real flaw it's that it isn't made clear enough how terrible life would be under the demon worshipping Gurkish. Perhaps that's the point...
Just get it. - By: P. Forbes, 14 Apr 2008 The First Law Trilogy is one of the most fun novels I've read is a long time. If you're into fantasy novels or not I recommend these books as a great read. Quite violent though so be warned!
A bit of a damp squib - By: FantasyFan, 03 Apr 2008 I reallly enjoyed these books, but the low star rating is because I found the whole ending unsatisfactory. Don't get me wrong, I love the fact that alll does not end in roses for everyone - but it was a little predictable, & it should not have been. The author has left such a wide open goal for sequals & prequals that you just know they will be churned out. Overalll a good set of books, but the ending left me feeling a bit cheated, just that little bit too open & the characters finished a little stereotyped for my liking - especiallly as they started off so well. Wait for these books to come to your library an spend your money on someting a little more fulfilling :(
